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(No Model.)

M. PORST. NEWSPAPER STAND.

No. 523,934. Patented July 31, 1894.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MORITZ FORST, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NEWSPAPERF-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 523,934, dated July 31,1894. Application filed May 10, 1894. Serial No. 510,697- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORITZ FORST, of New York city, New York, haveinvented an Improved Newspaper-Stand, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a stand fordisplaying and holding newspapers,so that the same can be readily inspected and removed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical section of myimproved stand, on line 1, 1, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectionon line 2, 2, Fig. 1.

The letter a, represents a standard provided with an ofiset a, uponwhich rests an annular revoluble plate b. This plate is provided with aseries of radially extending convex spring arms 0, which are bifurcatedat their forward ends, to carry a friction roller 0'. At their rear endsthe arms 0 terminate in laterally extending coiled springs'c which arestrung upon a common circular wire d, extending around the centralopening of plate 6. The wire (1 is secured to the plate I), by suitablescrew eyes d, or similar fasteners, engaging the wire between thesprings.

The upper end of the standard a, is provided with a socket 0., adaptedfor the reception of an umbrella A, which is held in place by a clampscrew a The newspapers, B areslipped under the rollers c, of the springarms 0, and will be thus securely held in place, while they may bereadily withdrawn by a slight pull.

7 What I claim is- 1. The combination of a standard with an annularrevoluble plate a series of radial convex spring arms pivoted theretoand with rollers journaled in the free ends of such arms, substantiallyas specified.

2. The combination of a standard with an annular revoluble plate, acircular wire secured to such plate, a series of radial convex springarms engaging the wire, and friction rollers j ournaled in the free endsof the arms, substantially as specified.

MoRrrz FORST.

Witnesses:

F. v. BRIESEN, WILLIAM SoHULz.

